Among the underlying components of the Russell 3000 index, we saw noteworthy options trading volume today in Silvergate Capital Corp (SI), where a total of 49,453 contracts have traded so far, representing approximately 4.9 million underlying shares. That amounts to about 43.6% of SI's average daily trading volume over the past month of 11.3 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $19 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 2,473 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 247,300 underlying shares of SI. Below is a chart showing SI's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $19 strike highlighted in orange:

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ServiceNow Inc (NOW) options are showing a volume of 9,374 contracts thus far today. That number of contracts represents approximately 937,400 underlying shares, working out to a sizeable 43.2% of NOW's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 2.2 million shares. Especially high volume was seen for the $480 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 620 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 62,000 underlying shares of NOW. Below is a chart showing NOW's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $480 strike highlighted in orange:

And Micron Technology Inc. (MU) saw options trading volume of 59,509 contracts, representing approximately 6.0 million underlying shares or approximately 42.8% of MU's average daily trading volume over the past month, of 13.9 million shares. Particularly high volume was seen for the $63 strike call option expiring February 10, 2023, with 14,949 contracts trading so far today, representing approximately 1.5 million underlying shares of MU. Below is a chart showing MU's trailing twelve month trading history, with the $63 strike highlighted in orange: